Self Catering

Self-catering rental accommodation in the centre of Edinburghabout 100 yards from the East end of Princes Street,
sleeping 2 (plus a small child)

The Minnow House
28, Calton Hill
Edinburgh
Scotland

A small romantic garden pavilion for two, on Calton Hill in the centre of Edinburgh, available for self-catering rental.

Rock House (left in the photograph above) is famous as the studio of the early Scottish pioneers of photography David Octavius Hill (1802-1870) and Robert Adamson (1821-1848), and The Minnow House is named after a photograph believed to have been taken in the garden in about 1839...

Right;
The Minnow Pool, c.1839
by David Octavius Hill & Robert Adamson.
Salted paper print from calotype negative, 151x112mm.
Courtesy of RPS Collection at the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television.

Accommodation:

Restored and rebuilt from the ruined remains of one of the studio garden buildings, The Minnow House is a stylish and memorable place to stay. The top floor is a light octagonal Sitting Room with kitchen utilities concealed behind sliding doors.

Downstairs is a shower-room and double bedroom with a door which opens onto an enclosed paved garden with a pool and monumental urn.

If you have a baby or small child, owners Lisa and Anthony who live at Rock House can lend a cot/crib, help arrange baby sitters, and generally give advice about Edinburgh.

It's extraordinary to find such an idyllic garden retreat in the middle of a capital city. Behind the house is rural Calton Hill, a public park with a lot of famous Edinburgh landmark monuments upon it, and below, you step down onto the street that leads straight into Princes Street.

Everything you need is close at hand: theatres, galleries, restaurants, food shops and cafés.

Tariff:

June 1 to September 30 (excluding Festival):
Minimum rental 3 nights.£85 per couple per night.

September 30 to May 31 (excluding Christmas, New Year and Easter):
Minimum rental 3 nights.£75 per couple per night.

Festival Christmas, New Year and Easter:
Minimum rental one week.£95 per couple per night.

The Minnow House has full central heating which is included in the price.
Bed linen and towels also included in the price.
A 50% deposit secures your booking with the balance to be paid 4 weeks before your arrival.